one's own work; making by oneself
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
go that far; to that extent
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to ask; to enquire; to query
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
very interesting; of great interest
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to have an idea; to have a clue
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
considerably; greatly; a lot
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
such ... as; or some such
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when